ostracism

Synonyms

banishment expulsion blackball

Antonyms

admittance enlistment out_voting

Os"tra*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. Ostracize.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Defn: Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. 2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism. Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow too great. Bacon. Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country. A. Hamilton.

ostracism - Similar Words

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